WEST DEVON EXCERSIONS: In the FOOTSTEPS OF 18th and 19th CENTUARY TRAVEL WRITERS By Andrew Thompson
Talk | Seated
ANDREW THOMPSON: An archaeologist and historian who has spent his working life exploring, explaining and interpreting the history and heritage of South West England.
TALK: The Georgian and Victorian period saw an explosion of travel writing including tourist guides, walking adventures and foreign visitors’ accounts of the wonders of the English industrial revolution. This talk examines the changing reasons why travel writing became so popular and how this affected the varied ways in which the contemporary life and landscape in West Devon was represented. It also considers how far travel writing can be a reliable source for understanding our area’s recent past.
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| Mon 25th Nov | 2pm | |
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| All Tickets | £6.00 |
| FOTW Conc Single | £5.00 |
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